Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World beauty pageant, The 58th Miss World Final will be held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December, 13 2008.Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008.
109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 58 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous record of 107 during Miss World 2004.
Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China.
The latest results of Miss World 2008 held on December 13, 2008 
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13 - 21-year old Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova, was crowned Miss World 2008 at the conclusion of a spectacular event televised live to over 2 billion people in 130 countries.
Sukhinova, 1.78 m student and model from the Tyumen region in Russia, will spend her year making appearances for various charity and social causes and attending high-end events and shows.
The 1st runner-up was Miss India, Parvathy Onamakuttan; and the 2nd runner-up was Miss Trinidad & Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott, who also won the "Beauty with a Purpose" fast-track for her work with children suffering from cancer.
Also in the top 5 were the contestants from Angola (Brigith dos Santos) and South Africa (Tansey Coetzee).
It was announced the day before that the Miss World 2009 pageant will take place again in Johannesburg, next December.
Miss United States (Lane Lindell) walked away with the World Designer Award, given to the best evening gown.
Completing the top 15 semi finalists were the contestants from Barbados, Brazil, Croatia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Ukraine and Venezuela.
The panel of judges was composed by 8 notable personalities:1) Theatre Stage Director, China and North America - Aminurta Kang
2) International Ambassador for Miss World - Krish Naidoo
3) Group Executive Public Commercial Services SABC - Pearl Luthuli
4) Chairman and CEO of Miss World LTD - Julia Morley
5) Chief executive of the Joburg Tourism Company - Lindiwe Mahlangu
6) Chairperson of African Fashion International - Precious Moloi-Motsepe
7) President of World Travel - Graham Cooke
8) Former Miss World and President of her own charity in Puerto Rico - Winelia Merced Forsyth
109 contestants competed in the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, the largest number ever.
The event also had performances by Alesha Dixon and popular rock band McFly who moved the audience with their catchy music.
Miss World 2008* Russia -
Ksenia Sukhinova1st Runner-up * India -
Parvathy Omanakuttan2nd Runner-up * Trinidad & Tobago -
Gabrielle WalcottFinalists * Angola - Brigith dos Santos
* South Africa - Tansey Coetzee
Semi-finalists * Barbados - Natalie Griffith
* Brazil - Tamara Almeida
* Croatia - Josipa Kusić
* Iceland - Alexandra Ívarsdóttir
* Kazakhstan - Alfina Nassyrova
* Mexico - Anagabriela Espinoza
* Puerto Rico - Ivonne Orsini
* Spain - Patricia Rodríguez
* Ukraine - Irina Zhuravskaya
* Venezuela - Hannelly Quintero
Continental Queens of Beauty* Beauty Queen of Africa: Brigith dos Santos (Angola)
* Beauty Queen of Americas: Hannelly Quintero (Venezuela)
* Beauty Queen of Asia & Oceania: Parvathy Omanakuttan (India)
* Beauty Queen of Caribbean: Gabrielle Walcott (Trinidad & Tobago)
* Beauty Queen of Europe: Ksenia Sukhinova (Russia)
Fast Track EventsBeach BeautyThe Miss World Beach Beauty took place on November 29 at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Durban, South Africa. The 25 semifinalists for the event were selected by a panel of judges and the names were revealed on November 27, 2008
* Winner:
Mexico* 1st runner-up: South Africa
* 2nd runner-up: Russia
* Top 10 finalists: Angola, India, Lebanon, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela
* Top 25 semi-finalists: Australia, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Paraguay, Serbia, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe
Top ModelThe Miss World Top Model took place on December 3 at Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication in Soweto, South Africa. 32 semifinalists competed in the event.
* Winner:
Russia* 1st runner-up: Angola
* 2nd runner-up: India
* Top 10 finalists: Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela
* Top 32 semi-finalists: Argentina, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, China PR, Colombia, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Namibia, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Zimbabwe
SportsThe Miss World Sports took place on December 5 in Muldersdrift, South Africa.
* Winner: Iceland
* 1st runner-up: Nigeria
* 2nd runner-up: Portugal
* Top 6 finalists: Greece, Israel, Peru
TalentThe Miss World Talent took place on December 7 at Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa.[7]
* Winner: Barbados
* 1st runner-up: Austria
* 2nd runner-up: Ukraine
* Top 19 finalists: Cayman Islands, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Denmark, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Portugal, South Africa
Beauty With A Purpose
The winner was announced during the live telecast on December 13, 2008* Winner: Trinidad & Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott: for working with the Just Because Foundation dedicated to create hospitable conditions for children with cancer. Gabrielle helped raise about $100,000 in Charity for the creation of a new ward for these children.
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The remaining 4 finalists were: o Hungary, Szilvia Freire: For working with the NEM ADOM FEL Foundation, dedicated to the awareness that handicapped and disabled people are of value to our society, and to make these individuals feel accepted.
o Kenya, Ruth Kinuthia: For working with a school in the slums of Nairobi mainly for students who have been orphaned by HIV AIDS, helping raise funds for the sustenance of the school, as well as being a role model for students.
o Mexico, Anagabriela Espinoza: For assisting the Casa Hogar of Jilotepec, "Ayuda y Solidaridad con las Niñas de la Calle", which means help and solidarity with the girls from the streets. Anagaby created a dynamic event called "Pass the Crown" where she would ask the girls about their best quality, and then put a tiara on their heads because of it.
Special Award
Best World Dress Designer* Winner: United States
* 1st runner-up: Trinidad & Tobago
* 2nd runner-up: Guatemala
Special AwardBest World Dress Designer* Winner: United States
* 1st runner-up: Trinidad & Tobago
* 2nd runner-up: Guatemala
THE CONTESTANTS FROM CARRIBEAN AND THEIR PROFILE/BIODATA:
PICTURES OF MISS WORLD 2008/CARRIBEAN CONTESTANTSANTIGUA &
BARBUDA
TBA
ARUBA
Christina Trejo
20, 175 cm
BAHAMAS
Tinnyse Johnson
21, 176 cm
BARBADOS
Natalie Griffith
18, 168 cm
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Nicosia Lawson
25, 175 cm
CURACAO
Norayla Francisco
23, 181 cm
DOMINICAN REP.
Nathali Montes de Oca
21, 175 cm
GUADELOUPE
Frederika Charpentier
23, 175 cm
JAMAICA
Brittany Lyons
19, 168 cm
MARTINIQUE
Elodie Delor
18, 183 cm
PUERTO RICO
Ivonne Orsini
20, 175 cm
ST. LUCIA
Joy-Ann Biscette
22, 173 cm
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Gabrielle Walcott
23, 170 cm
THE CONTESTANTS FROM EUROPE AND THEIR PROFILE/BIODATA:
PICTURES OF MISS WORLD 2008/EUROPE CONTESTANTSALBANIA
Egla Harxhi
17, 175 cm
ARMENIA
TBA
AUSTRIA
Kathrin Krafuss
23, 177 cm
BELARUS
Olga Hijenkova
21, 184 cm
BELGIUM
Alizee Poulicek
21, 175 cm
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Tanja Vujičić
18, 178 cm
BULGARIA
Julia Jurevich
19, 177 cm
CROATIA
Josipa Kusic
20, 182 cm
CYPRUS
Iosifina Sekki
19, 168 cm
CZECH REPUBLIC
Zuzana Jandova
20, 180 cm
DENMARK
Lisa Lents
21, 177 cm
ENGLAND
Laura Coleman
22, 175 cm
FINLAND
Linda Wikstedt
19, 174 cm
FRANCE
Laura Tanguy
20, 175 cm
GEORGIA
Kathuna Skhirtladze
18, 177 cm
GERMANY
Anne Katrin Walter
21, 172 cm
GIBRALTAR
Krystle Robba
22, 178 cm
GREECE
Angeliki Kalaitzi
24, 173 cm
HUNGARY
Szilvia Freire
24, 174 cm
ICELAND
Alexandra Ívarsdóttir
18, 180 cm
IRELAND
Sinead Noonan
21, 175 cm
TALY
Claudia Russo
25, 178 cm
LATVIA
Ina Avlasevica
20, 180 cm
LITHUANIA
Gabriele Martirosianaite
17, 176 cm
MACEDONIA FYRO
TBA
MALTA
Martha Fenech
17, 170 cm
MOLDOVA
Iana Varnacova
17, 180 cm
MONTENEGRO
Mariana Mihajlović
18, 180 cm
NETHERLANDS
Carmen Kool
22, 178 cm
NORTHERN IRELAND
Judith Wilson
23, 180 cm
NORWAY
Lene Egeli
21, 177 cm
POLAND
Klaudia Ungerman
20, 180 cm
PORTUGAL
Andreia Rodrigues
24, 175 cm
RUSSIA
Ksenia Sukhinova
21, 178 cm
SCOTLAND
Stephanie Willemse
19, 180 cm
SERBIA
Nevena Lipovac
19, 175 cm
SLOVAKIA
Edita Kresakova
19, 180 cm
SLOVENIA
TBA
SPAIN
Patricia Rodriguez
18, 179 cm
SWEDEN
TBA
TURKEY
Leyla Tugutlu
19, 175 cm
UKRAINE
Irina Zhuravskaya
18, 177 cm
WALES
Chloe Morgan
22, 175 cm
Profile/Biodata and pictures of Miss World 2008 contestants/delegates:Miss Angola
Name: Brigite dos Santos
Hometown: Luanda
Agustina Quinteros of La Pampa has been crowned Miss Argentina 2008.
Miss Argentina
Agustina Quinteros
Age: 17
Height: 175 cm
Hometown: La Pampa
Miss Aruba
Name: Nuraisa Lispier
Age: 22
Height: 177
Hometown: San Nicolas
Sydney, AUSTRALIA - Katie Richardson was crowned 'Miss World Australia' at the Star City Grand Ballroom on April 9, 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
Miss Australia
Katie Richardson
Age: 20
Height: 179 cm
Albion Park
Marina Schneider was crowned by Christine Reiler, last year's winner on March 27, 2008.
Miss Austria
Name: Marina Schneider
Age: 18
Height: 174 cm
Völs
Tinnyse Johnson was crowned Miss Bahamas World 2008 on June 29,2008 and she will represent Bahamas at Miss World 2008.
Miss Bahamas
Name: Tinnyse Johnson
Age: 21
Height: 174 cm
Hometown: Grand Bahama
Jannatul Ferdous Peya from Khulna won the Crown of Miss Bangladesh 2007. She will represent Bangladesh in Miss World 2008.
Miss Bangladesh
Name: Jannatul Ferdouse Peya
Age: 175
Hometown: Khulna
Miss Barbados
Name : Natalie Olivia Griffith
Age: 19
Date of Birth: December, 1989
Adress : Checker Hall St. Lucy
Hobbies : Dancing, singing and listening to music
Stats : 33:24:34
Height: 160 cm
Hometown: Bridgetown
Occupation: Barbados Freelance Model and Social Activitist
Olga Khizhinkova, the model from Vitebskwas crowned as Miss Belarus 2008 at the National Palace in Minsk on May 2, 2008. Olga Khizhinkova will represent Belarus to Ukraine to compete in Miss World 2008
Miss Belarus
Name: Olga Hižinkova
Age: 21
Height: 180 cm
Hometown: Vitebsk
Alizee Poulicek won Miss Belgium 2008 at Antwerp, Belgium. She will represent Belgium Miss World 2008 and is also one of the contestants of Miss Universe 2008.
Miss Belgium
Name: Alizée Poulicek
Age: 20
Height: 174 cm
Hometown: Huy
Miss Belize
Name: Charmaine Chinapen
Age: 21
Hometown: Curaçao
Miss Bolivia
Name: Jackelin Arias
Age: 18
Height: 175 cm
Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina
Name: Tanja Vujičić
Age: 17
Hometown: Nevesinje
Miss Botswana
Name: Itseng Kgomotso
Age: 18
Hometown: Gaborone
Miss Brazil
Name: Tamara Almeida Silva
Age: 22
Height: 173
Hometown: Ipatinga
Miss Canada
Name: Leah Ryerse
Age: 19
Height: 178 cm
Hometown: Hamilton
George Town, CAYMAN ISLANDS - Nicosia Lawson, representing the district of George Town, was crowned Miss Cayman 2008 on Saturday night in front of a packed audience at the Lions Centre.
Nicosia Lawson, 25, was sponsored by the Cayman Islands Development Bank.
First runner–up in the contest was Danielle Ebanks, sponsored by Island Styles Car Rental Ltd. Second runner–up was Rachel King, sponsored by Kirk Freeport Ltd.
Nicosia will now represent Cayman Islands at Miss World 2008 and Miss Universe 2009.
Miss Cayman Islands
Name: Nicosia Lawson
Age: 25
Hometown: George Town
Country: Miss Chile
Name: Nataly Chilet
Age: 23
Height: 174 cm
Hometown: Santiago
Miss China, People's Republic of
Name: Yan Ling Mei
Age: 24
Height: 180 cm
Dalian
Miss Chinese Taipei
Name: Lin Jie Ming
Hometown: Taipei
Miss Colombia
Name: Katherine Medina
Age: 17
Height: 180
Hometown: Medellin
Miss Congo, Democratic Republic of
Name: Christelle Mbila
Age: 18
Hometown: Kinshasa
Miss Costa Rica
Name: Maria Amalia Matamoros
Age: 19
Height: 175 cm
Hometown: San Juan de Naranjo
Miss Croatia
Name: Josipa Kusic
Age: 19
Hometown: Zagreb
Miss Curaçao
Name: Norayla Francisco
Age: 23
Height: 181 cm
Hometown: Willemstad
Miss Cyprus
Name: Josefina Sekki
Age: 19
Height: 168 cm
Hometown: Nicosia
Miss Czech Republic
Name: Zuzana Jandová
Age: 20
Height: 180 cm
Hometown: Karviná
Miss Denmark
Name: Lisa Lents
Age: 21
Height: 177 cm
Miss Ecuador
Name: Marjorie Cevallos
Age: 21
Height: 183 cm
Hometown: Guayaquil
Miss El Salvador
Name: Gabriela Gavidia
Age: 18
Height: 170 cm
Miss England 2008 is Laura Coleman, 22 from Derby. First runner-up Chloe Marshall and Second runner-up Vanessa Lansom. Laura Coleman will represent England in Miss World 2008 . The 58th Miss World beauty pageant contest will be held on October 4, 2008, at the Ukraina National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.
Miss England
Name: Laura Coleman
Age: 22
Height: 175 cm
Johanna Ahlback (center) from Turku was crowned as the new Miss Maailma Suomi 2008 or Miss World Finland 2008. Johanna will travel to Kiev, Ukraine to compete in the Miss World Beauty Pageant 2008.
Miss Finland
Name: Johanna Ahlbäck
Age: 20
Height: 170
Hometown: Turku
Miss France
Name: Laura Tanguy
Age: 20
Height: 179
Hometown: Angers
Miss Georgia Khatuna
Name: Skhirtladze
Age: 18
Height: 177
Hometown: Tbilisi
Miss Ghana
Name: Frances Takyi-Mensah
Age: 21
Height: 180
Hometown: Elmina
Miss Gibraltar
Name: Krystele Robba
Age: 21
Hometown: Gibraltar
Miss Greece
Name: Angeliki Kalaitzi
Age: 24
Height: 171 cm
Hometown: Thessaloniki
Miss Guadeloupe
Name: Frédérika Charpentier
Age: 19
Height: 181 cm
Hometown: Basse Terre
Miss Guatemala
Name: Alida Boer
Age: 23
Height: 183 cm
Hometown: Guatemala City
Miss Guyana
Name: Christa Simmons
Age: 23
Height: 173
Miss Honduras
Name: Bélgica Suárez
Age: 22
Height: 177 cm
Hometown: Gracias a Dios
Miss Hong Kong 2008 is Edelweiss Cheung (center), she will compete in Miss World 2008, in Ukraine. The 1st runner-up was Skye Chan (left), who will go to Macau in November, to represent Hong Kong in Miss International 2008. The 2nd runner-up was Sire Ma (right).
Miss Hong Kong
Name: Edelweiss Cheung
Age: 22
Height: 177 cm
Hometown: Hong Kong
*Hong Kong China: Miss Hong Kong 2008 Edelweiss Cheung will not compete for the crown of Miss World 2008. The 1st runner-up Skye Chan will take over. Edelweiss will take part in Miss Chinese International 2008. She will possibly also represent Hong Kong in Miss International 2008 in Macau.*
Miss Hungary
Name: Szilvia Freire
Age: 24
Height: 175 cm
Hometown: Budapest
Miss Iceland
Name: Alexandra Helga Ivarsdottir
Age: 18
Height: 180 cm
Hometown: Reykjavik
Miss India
Name: Parvathy Omanakuttan
Age: 20
Height: 174 cm
Hometown: Kottayam
Miss Indonesia
Name: Sandra Angelia
Age: 22
Height: 165
Hometown: Surabaya
Miss Ireland
Name: Sinead Noonan
Age: 21
Hometown: Meath
Miss Israel
Name: Tamar Ziskind
Age: 22
Height: 175 cm
Hometown: Haifa
Miss Italy
Name: Claudia Russo
Age: 25
Height: 178 cm
Hometown: Messina
Miss Jamaica
Name: Brittany Lyons
Age: 19
Height: 166 cm
Hometown: Kingston
Miss Kazakhstan
Name: Alfina Nassyrova
Age: 19
Height: 176
Hometown: Almaty
Miss Kenya
Name: Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia
Age: 21
Hometown: Nairobi
Miss Korea
Name: Bo-in Choi
Age: 22
Height: 169
Hometown: Seoul
Miss Latvia
Name: Ina Avlasēviča
Age: 20
Hometown: Dobele
Miss Lebanon
Name: Rosarita Tawil
Age: 20
HometownBeirut
Miss Liberia
Name: Bindu Parker
Age: 21
Height: 165
Hometown: Monrovia
Miss Lithuania
Name: Gabrielė Martirosianaitė
Age: 17
Hometown: Kauno
Miss Malta
Name: Martha Fenech
Age: 17
Hometown: St. Julian's
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 - Newly-crowned Miss Malaysia World 2008 Soo Wincci (C), flanked by first runner-up Cindy Chen (R) and second runner-up Shereen Kaur, poses after winning the beauty pageant in Kuala Lumpur August 9, 2008. The 23 years old winner will represent Malaysia at at the Miss World 2008 contest.
Miss Malaysia
Name: Soo Wincci
Age: 23
Height: 157 cm
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur
Miss Malta
Name: Martha Fenech
Age: 17
Hometown: St. Julian's
Miss Mauritius
Name: Olivia Carey
Age: 19
Height: 169 cm
Hometown: Vacoas
Miss Mexico
Name: Anagabriela Espinoza
Age: 20
Height: 178 cm
Hometown: Monterrey
Iana Varnacova is the new Miss Moldova. The Miss Moldova pageant tool place at the Hotel Leogrand, 20 candidates competed. The new Moldovan beauty queen will represent her country in Miss World 2008, in the Ukraine.
Miss Moldova
Name: Iana Varnacova
Age: 17
Height: 180 cm
Hometown: Chisinau
Miss Mongolia
Name: Anun Chinbat
Age: 23
HeightL: 173 cm
Miss Montenegro
Mariana Mihajlović
Age: 18
Hometown: Plavnica
Miss Namibia
Name: Marelize Robberts
Age: 21
Hometown: Windhoek
Miss New Zealand
Name: Kahurangi Taylor
Age: 16
Height: 180
Hometown: Auckland
Miss Nigeria
Name: Adaeze Igwe
Age: 18
Height: 172
Hometown: Awka
Miss Northern Ireland
Name: Judith Wilson
Age: 22
Hometown: Ballinamallard
Miss Norway
Name: Lene Egeli
Age: 21
Height: 177 cm
Hometown: Stavanger
Miss Panama
Name: Kathia Saldaña
Age: 20
Height: 172 cm
Miss Paraguay
Name: Gabriela Rejala
Age: 18
Height: 172
Hometown: Ñemby
Miss Peru
Name: Annmarie Dehainaut
Age: 17
Height: 172
Hometown: Lima
Miss Philippines
Name: Janina Miller San Miguel
Age: 17
Height: 178
Hometown: Quezon City
Miss Puerto Rico
Name: Ivonne Orsini
Age: 20
Height:175
Hometown: San Juan
Miss Russia
Name: Ksenia Sukhinova
Age: 20
Height: 177
Hometown: Tyumen
Miss Scotland
Name: Stephanie Willemse
Age: 19
Height: 175 cm
Hometown: Glasgow
Miss Serbia
Name: Nevena Lipovac
Age: 19
Hometown: Belgrade
Miss Seychelles 2008
Name: Elena Angione
Age: 22
Hometown: Mahé
Miss Sierra Leone
Name: Tyrilla Gouldson
Age: 24
Height: 188 cm
Hometown: Freetown
Miss Slovakia
Name: Edita Krešakova
Age: 19
Height: 181 cm
Hometown: Seňa
MissSierra Leone
Name: Tyrilla Gouldson
Age: 24
Height: 182
Hometown: Freetown
Miss Singapore
Name: Faraliza Tan
Age: 21
Height: 175
Hometown: Singapore
Miss South Africa
Name: Tansey Coetzee
Age: 23
Height: 174
Hometown: Johannesburg
Miss Spain
Name: Patricia Yurena Rodríguez
Age: 18
Height: 179
Hometown: Granadilla de Abona
Miss Sri Lanka
Name: Rochelle Adriana
Hometown: Corea
Miss St. Lucia
Name: Joy-Ann Biscette
Age: 22
Hometown: Castries
Miss Suriname
Name: Mireille Nederbiel
Age: 24
Miss Swaziland
Name: Tiffany Simelane
Age: 20
Miss Sweden
Name: Amanda Ulfdotter
Height: 179
Hometown: Strömstad
Miss Switzerland
Name: Amanda Ammann
Age: 21
Height: 168
Hometown: Abtwil
Miss Thailand
Name: Ueavivatsakul Sakao
Age: 24
Height: 165
Miss Trinidad & Tobago
Name: Gabrielle Walcott
Height: 170
Hometown: Petit Valley
Miss Turkey
Name: Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
Age: 19
Height: 182
Hometown:Istanbul
Miss World 2008 Delegates/Contestants:Miss Ukraine
Name: Irina Zhuravskaya
Age: 18
Height: 176
Hometown: Kiev
Miss U.S. Virgin Islands
Name: Lessley-Ann Gumbs
Age: 17
Hometown: St. Thomas
Miss Venezuela
Name: Hannelys Quintero
Age: 22
Height: 176
Hometown: Caracas
Miss Wales
Name: Chloe Beth Morgan
Age: 22
Hometown: Cwmbran
Miss Zambia
Name: Winfridah Mofu
Age: 19
Hometown: Lusaka
Miss Zimbabwe
Name: Cynthia Muvirimi
Age: 24
Height: 173
Hometown: Harare
Languages: Shona, Ndebele and English.
(Thank you and credits to wikipedia.org, misscontest.blogspot.com,
http://www.globalbeauties.com, www.missosology.org, www.missworld.tv, http://www.missworld.com, http://misscontest.blogspot.com/ and all sources for the information and pictures of Miss World 2008)
